April 16, 2011

Verdict: Guilty!



Imagine working on a graphic.

Completing it to perfection.

It took you so long, but it was worth it, right?

Because it's brilliant. And you made it.




That's what making a graphic is all about, is it not?

Being proud of what you have made and showing it to the Stardoll world.



One of my closest friends on Stardoll, Dina (Verojun) is, in my opinion, one of the greatest graphic designs on Stardoll. She may have given up on making graphics, but we can still view her old blog filled with her beautiful graphics to this day (Click here to view). And, that is exactly what one magazine owner did.


Dapao, a girl who writes for the official Stardoll magazine, recently posted the latest issue of her magazine 'Diva' in the Stardoll Magazine. (Click here to view.)


Let's take a closer look, shall we?



No one can deny that this girl has stolen Dina's graphic and simply mirrored the image to make it took a little different. Sorry, but even I am not that gullible.


Dina created this pose herself. She did not use i-dressup or any such websites. She made it herself. Therefore, this was no coincidence!


I could have let this slip if she had even mentioned Dina's blog or name in the credits. But no...




She credits only herself. I bet if I took the time to scan some Stardoll magazines,I could find a few more stolen graphics put into this magazine.


I don't mean to publicly embarrass the owner of this magazine or any such thing, I am not that type of person. But, I had to do this. After all, she brought it on herself.


Stealing graphics and claiming them as your own is not cool. Especially when you are claiming them as your own on the official Stardoll magazine.


How do you think Diva feels? Working so hard and getting no recognition, it must suck! Respecting someones hard work and effort goes along way, and you know what? It isn't that difficult!



What do you guys think of this?



Lots of love,

~ A very annoyed Zoë xoxo

36 comments:

  1. And she's probably going to be in trouble with the graphics since one of Stardolls new rules say that you can't use Stardoll Material (eg. graphics! :l )

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  2. Oh my gosh stardoll is not going to like that and she posted it where everyone can see it =O

    It is the same I think, you can even see a white outline where she may have cut around, but that pose is too similar. Maybe she just used it like a template though and didn't just copy?

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  4. It seems like Zoe is getting critical! Is that an improvement? Come one Zoe, you'll be better next time!

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  5. OMG! I remember when Verojun came out with those graphics and when they were published in the magazine by someone else i was shocked :O

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  6. :O

    She had no right to steal those graphics, someone stole mine before and it is such a bad feeling :( I hope she says sorry to verojun publicly in the stardoll magazine and i think you should tell stardoll about this if they havent seen it on this blog already

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  7. @evermore1girl: It's a direct copy of the pose, only mirrored. Even if she did use it as a template, it still should have been credited.

    @Anonymous: I hope it's understandable why I am critical at a time like this, after all, wouldn't you be too? :)

    xoxo

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  8. id be so angry if i was verojun after all tht work

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  9. i think if at least 10 people complain to stardoll about this matter of dapao stealing verojun stardoll might do some action beacause coping is kind of a sin in which it's like stealing so stardoll needs to pay attention at these things instead of changing stupid rules !!! and dapao if you are listening you are SUCH A F***IN BITCH FOR COPING OTHER PEOPLE'S GRAPICS !!! Seriously dapao if some did this to you how would you feel ?At least give her the credit

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  10. @ Бренда

    Stardoll verifies EVERY post that goes into the Official Stardoll Magazine! So that this actually was posted in the magazine shocks me!

    On the other paw, this is just horrible, I would be outraged had someone stolen any of my work, graphic or whatever. What a conniving bitch!

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  11. She Does Amazing Grapihcs, OMG I Would Be Killing Her If She Stole My Graphics.

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  12. I hope she'll get fired from stardoll magazine, people like her don't deserve to write for it.

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  13. OMG! I never really liked Dapao, I thought she wasn't really who she said she was, this truly makes me sick! Maybe stardoll will ban her from the site if they find out? Now that'd be a story to tell :P

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  14. What a loser, Stardoll should do something. Oh wait, they won't.

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  15. I agree, but if you look closely the two graphs, Dapao did not even bother to change the pants.

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  16. Yeah, totally! She took her time out to do that graphic... And then someone steals it with NO copyright WHAT-SO-EVER?

    That's just not cool, as you said Zoe. ;s

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  17. It does make more sense Thanks Zoe I just hate to think someone would do that =[

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  18. Ugh, the magazine is a fail anyway. I can make a better one than her, and my graphics suck!

    I would be on bitch mode if that happened to me

    But maybe Stardoll will allow it since... the girl WRITES for Stardoll, meaning if Stardoll allowed/used it, then they have the right to, says themselves...

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  19. dapao can go and f*** herself !!! a bitch like her doesn't deserve to write for stardoll !!! stardoll take some time looking at these problems !!! DAPAO IS ANOTHER ELITE OF STARDOLL WHOM DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING EXCEPT CHEATING AND STEALING

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  20. maybe she didnt even know this Dina girl and therefore thought it was an original graphic piece. Did you consider that? x

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  21. As I see it, if this was an original artwork / pose, then it is obvious that she copied it since it wouldn't be available anywhere else.

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  23. I think it's the same thing as stealing heads from Stardoll graphics. Hypocrite.

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  24. That girl should get slapped! (takes out rubber glove)
    Stealing an original graphic than just mirroring it is a fail. Dina's graphic and pose was rightfully hers. And Stardoll did nothing to stop her. {;us they have the new agreements and terms so now what Stardoll? Stardoll is just being a hypocrite now.

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  25. Well, I agree with all the rational comments on here agreeing with you because I'm too lazy to state the same opinion so all I have to say is...
    LOL! Peggy Bundy?! As in 'Married With Children' Peggy Bundy? LMFAO! I used to watch that show whenever I was in america! It looks like her, too, except prettier and with stolen graphics. (+stardoll related) I though I could totally get away from that when I was in Stardoll.
    Well, that goes to show, real life and Stardoll officially intermix. All we need now is Stardoll graphic porn. Something to feed to the trolls.

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  26. You wouldn't know if Dapao copied her graphic, you have to know the two sides of the story so you cannot say anything in other words you would look like a fool not knowing, because you don't know the whole story yet.

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  27. Know her side of the story something like:

    "That graphic walked all by itself onto my hard drive and I happen to accidentally publish it in the Stardoll Magazine. I didn't steal them. It went to me on its own!"

    OMFG. How fucking dumb can you get?! That graphic is one of a kind. An original. It isn't available anywhere else! So unless that particular graphic published itself on the Stardoll magazine, she stole that graphics as far as everyone here is concerned.

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  28. @No1Elenor: I would love it if Dapao could clear her name, but she can't. It doesn't really matter what her side of the story is, as whatever 'her side' is, she still stole the graphic. The only way she could have received this pose is from Dina's graphic, it is available no where else. Dina made it herself. She drew it, colored it, shaded it etc. There is no way that she can deny it. I'm sorry, but it's true and the only way Dapao can solve this problem is to make a public apology. Is that too much to ask? I think not :)

    xoxo

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  29. May not believe this but on her blog said she would gladly advertise other people designs.. I ask if she would do mine and she stole my design of the bear with the poster that read I love u. SHE Doesn't deserve those stardollars!

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  30. How to know for a fact that she stole them: Look athe ankle skin tone on the copy.Compare it to the body of the original and copy. The skin is the same as the original, and the copy is two completly different skin tones!!!!

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  31. If Stardoll is really serious with their new terms, they should reprimand dapao since what she did violated one of their rules.

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  32. @Zoe_Couture:
    Yeah I know it is a copy, just it be terrible having such a successful account deleted because of that (Well people commenting had in mind reporting her). But yeah I totally agree with you she should have a public apology. :)

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  33. well stardoll should just REMOVED it !

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  34. You see Dapao´s stardoll presentation????????

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